Vancomycin for knee replacement surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Infections clinical trials.
This trial is testing the antibiotic vancomycin to prevent infections after total knee replacement. It may help if you are having your first knee replacement and are not severely overweight or diabetic.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 or older and being treated at UC San Diego Health
- You are having your first total knee replacement on one knee
- You have not had knee surgery before (except minor arthroscopy)
- Your body mass index (BMI) is 35 or less
- You are not allergic to vancomycin, cefepime, or cefazolin
- You are not diabetic with an A1c over 7.5% (unless controlled)
- You are not immunocompromised (no HIV, hepatitis C, end-stage kidney disease, organ transplant, recent chemotherapy, or immune-suppressing drugs)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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